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Google Maps vs Droid Inc vs Droid X

MY wife has the Droid Inc. I have the X.
Here is my question my wife has gotten 2 Google Map Updates in the 3weeks I bought my x. I have gotten none. Am I missing a setting?

ur not missing anything as far as the updates go. the dinc came out first so it prolly had a much earlier edition of maps. the x is newer and probably came with the most recent version of maps when it released. even if she just updated hers yesterday or today it may have been a update that has been available for sometime that she just didnt install. when the next update comes u will see it. more than likely when you open the market u will see it or it will pop up in the notification bar.

You checked the versions, and yours is not the latest? Latest comes with the Places app.
Not sure when Market checks automatically. If you being up your downloads in the Market app, it should check then. You can always install it again from the market manually, and get the latest.
As a sidenote: I've noticed that if you install an app from local storage (i.e. SD card), as opposed to from the Market, the Market doesn't see it, and doesn't know to check for updates. But, since Maps is pre-installed, I doubt that's the issue here.

My version is 4.3.0(#4307) the wife is traveling for work so I can't check hers until next Friday.
She just called hers is 4.40 (#4414)

I got an update the other day not sure what version though but I am getting it and I'm on an x
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Just checked same version as your wife 4.4.0 (#4414)
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Great so once again it is just me.

I got my answer. I just want to share with all of you in case this happens to someone else. Before I start this is my first smart phone ever I had an HTC Inc. for 2 weeks before it became the wife's new phone. So I am new at this.
In the Android Market go to your settings and then to download. I saw the Google Map update and 4 other updates that I was missing.
Thank You to those of you that responded to my post. What pisses me off is that 3 phones calls to Verizon Tech Support led to Big Red telling me call Motorola. I did and they could not help me.
Where did I get this answer from some chick in a Verizon store with a nose ring and a Frisbee in her ear. Just need to get that off my chest.

Just Joe said:
Where did I get this answer from some chick in a Verizon store with a nose ring and a Frisbee in her ear. Just need to get that off my chest.
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And yet I present myself in nice clothes, hair combed, teeth brushed and no hardware in my head, but cant get passed the Frisbee chick when I apply for a job or when I try to get a new client.

oldmacnut said:
And yet I present myself in nice clothes, hair combed, teeth brushed and no hardware in my head, but cant get passed the Frisbee chick when I apply for a job or when I try to get a new client.
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hmm. well maybe she is really smart. piercings don't make people stupid you know

o0gamerbear0o said:
hmm. well maybe she is really smart. piercings don't make people stupid you know
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Agreed
Im 70% covered in tattoos.... Check some of my threads... just saying...
While it may not be pleasing to the eye, science has yet to determine the correlation between piercings/tattoos and intelligence.

70% so your not really putting any effort into it? Just kidding.

@oldmacnut, perhaps that pierced woman is thoughtful and non-judgmental

Just Joe said:
70% so your not really putting any effort into it? Just kidding.
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Ouch haha, I still have plenty of sand left in my glass. Just no money

Chrome OS Cr-48 Notebook

Any other XDA developers get lucky enough to receive a Cr-48 from google? Typing one right now and I gotta say, it's nice.
funny thing is, I started to look through the system, and unsurprisingly, it's set up just like android!
bin
boot
build
dev
etc
home
lib
etc... etc.. etc... it's all there!
IF anyone has one and would like to jump on development with me, that'd be awesome. the main thing I want to do with this? dual boot android gingerbread.
it seems totally possible, Sundar Pichai even said the entire thing is unlocked for full control of development, and hell it's already running a modified android system of sorts, shouldn't be too hard... right? (famous last words)

Nice that you got such a Laptop.
I also want one, but I think they won't send me one cause I live in Germany
But I also got an Android and I've got a Debian Server...
and look
It has the same structure...
OH MY GOD It's called Linux

hehehe yes yes i know, I have 3 partitions myself with different linux distributions, just having a poke of fun.

Gah, lucky guys. I live in Canada, so I'm ineligible.

i was under the impression that that was the basic linux/unix folder structure
i'm pretty sure all mac and linux installs are set up like that

I got one,
I got one but Im certainly not a dev. I would be willing to give most things on it a try.

Went through the process of signing up. How long did it take you after you signed up to get it? Did they email you first? I might have been too late..signed up last week..i know they were limited in supply.

devnulldroid said:
Went through the process of signing up. How long did it take you after you signed up to get it? Did they email you first? I might have been too late..signed up last week..i know they were limited in supply.
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It's very quick, a friend got the confirmation within an hour. I've applied atleast 6 times...and nothing.

britoso said:
It's very quick, a friend got the confirmation within an hour. I've applied atleast 6 times...and nothing.
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Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. Fingers crossed we both get one.

devnulldroid said:
Went through the process of signing up. How long did it take you after you signed up to get it? Did they email you first? I might have been too late..signed up last week..i know they were limited in supply.
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I applied last week also. Didn't get any notification, it just showed up at my door yesterday. Good luck all!!
P.S. +1 on Gingerbreading this thing! I'll be keeping a close watch on this.

devnulldroid said:
Went through the process of signing up. How long did it take you after you signed up to get it? Did they email you first? I might have been too late..signed up last week..i know they were limited in supply.
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Signed up last week, got it Wednesday, no email. I was tracking it with the leaked tracking info posted Friday.

Managed to get one.
Using it now actually. When I get some time off on Monday I plan to throw Ubuntu on it, since there's tutorials of dual booting Chrome OS and Ubuntu already. If you wan't I'll stick around and help with what I can, I know my way around Linux rather decently, and am no stranger to Android either.

yeah i got mine yesterday. no email or anything the ups guy just showed up. i want to try some hacks to the OS. putting other OS's on it isnt that interesting to me since i can just do that with any other computer. i want to see what chrome can really do.

Got one today.
Actually, it was delivered 7 days ago to my office. I signed up the first day.
I was sick the whole week and this morning I emailed my colleague asking about any packages delivered to me. She told me that I have received a laptop so I went to my office to pick it up.
Can't believe the laptop was sitting in my mailbox untouched for 7 days.

mishler77 said:
I applied last week also. Didn't get any notification, it just showed up at my door yesterday. Good luck all!!
P.S. +1 on Gingerbreading this thing! I'll be keeping a close watch on this.
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Hmm.. thats weird. They should be sending e-mails letting people know.

used the cr-48 shipping tracker and theres one coming to my town, don't expect it to be mine though. :X
but 14 to my neighboring town. (sigh)
different zip code in my town, somehow i didn't notice

CR-48 Ubuntu
I got CR-48 second day, didn't expect it. Already installed Ubuntu on it, it fast even with Ubuntu, SSD speed is something like 300 MB/s read. But the interesting thing is I prefer Chrome OS to Ubuntu for daily use I just go into ubuntu for SPECIAL things.

jashsoft said:
Hmm.. thats weird. They should be sending e-mails letting people know.
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Yeah, a lot of people receiving them aren't receiving confirmations. They either get it at their front doors, or they don't.

how's flash working on it? Engadget commented that after trying to use flash, the device really bogged down.

im gonna apply now to but do you guys now if they send theese to sweden ? i guess they prefer sending them to US only... :/

December 19

Tomorrow is the 19th.
Should we be expecting the big update...
Any idea's on what it will include in addition to flash ?

I have a feeling it's going to come and go. An their will be no updates.
Most likely they are going to wait a few days and then release a state-
ment that they are working on a major update and as soon as it's done
they will push it out.
I would say, second or third week of Jan. of 2011 for the next patch
from Viewsonic.
Looks like a wait and see ...

Today is the day!

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Today is the day!
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I'm waiting ...................

Viewsonic hasn't updated their Twitter in two days, and today is a Sunday. I will be very (happily) shocked if we see something today.
I have my device running stock right now (and FC'ing I might add) as I wait....and wait...and wait....

roebeet said:
Viewsonic hasn't updated their Twitter in two days, and today is a Sunday. I will be very (happily) shocked if we see something today.
I have my device running stock right now (and FC'ing I might add) as I wait....and wait...and wait....
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Poor Roebeet. I kinda feel like we should just buy you another tablet just to get these updates. Because running stock just sucks.

rcgabriel said:
Poor Roebeet. I kinda feel like we should just buy you another tablet just to get these updates. Because running stock just sucks.
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This awesome community already did. I just need SEARS to be kind enough to offer up an outlet device that I don't have to fly to, to pick up.
I keep hoping that someone offers a scratched up floor model on eBay, for a deep discount. That would be the perfect dev device for me.

roebeet said:
This awesome community already did. I just need SEARS to be kind enough to offer up an outlet device that I don't have to fly to, to pick up.
I keep hoping that someone offers a scratched up floor model on eBay, for a deep discount. That would be the perfect dev device for me.
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Where in PA are you? I can drive to Freehold and get that one and drive it to you if you are close to me.

I just purchased the one from Novi, MI, purchased one a week ago, and they sent it back, so I couldnt purchase it. So this time I called them right after I ordered it and made sure I get the product, and I'll tell them if its actually broken or not...

rayden25 said:
Where in PA are you? I can drive to Freehold and get that one and drive it to you if you are close to me.
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There's a Freehold one?? I'm near Trenton. (checks site)
EDIT: Nothing. I've been scanning it on and off all morning. I actually saw a Freehold one about 2 weeks back, but I wasn't looking for an extra one at the time. Too bad, because Freehold is an hour away so definitely do-able.

If there is ANY truth to the Gtablet being pulled by Viewsonic, the CS line will be shut off anytime, within days and they will not bother with the FW release. All of this stuff costs money.

roebeet said:
Viewsonic hasn't updated their Twitter in two days, and today is a Sunday. I will be very (happily) shocked if we see something today.
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I really don't expect them to release an update on a Sunday. So, we will wait and see what happens.
roebeet said:
I have my device running stock right now (and FC'ing I might add) as I wait....and wait...and wait....
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I have never had wireless or FC problems. I guess that is why I was never motivated to install a custom ROM. I just installed all the mods on the original UI.
On a related note. Since this update (supposedly) contains Flash for the g-tablet, should I remove the Flash hack first?

been checking all day.....no update...what a bummer

squirrel boy said:
been checking all day.....no update...what a bummer
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Not only is there an update, but there's a TnT Lite 3.0.0 cooking right now!

roebeet,
did you see the current post for updated GAPPS for Tegra.
Was wondering if you were considering them in your update.

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roebeet,
did you see the current post for updated GAPPS for Tegra.
Was wondering if you were considering them in your update.
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We already have those files (I did look at it) - I can tell by the HTC stuff and other files in there that it's the same Gapps we've been using for the last month.

Just wondering...what time did it hit? The last time i checked was 8:00 pm last night and was no joy.
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roebeet said:
There's a Freehold one?? I'm near Trenton. (checks site)
EDIT: Nothing. I've been scanning it on and off all morning. I actually saw a Freehold one about 2 weeks back, but I wasn't looking for an extra one at the time. Too bad, because Freehold is an hour away so definitely do-able.
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That first Freehold one is the one I am on now, lol! There was a second one a couple of days ago, gone now.

This is a great little tablet, Viewsonic has to know they screwed up the software. The hardware doesn't seem to be the problem in my book.

hogasswild said:
This is a great little tablet, Viewsonic has to know they screwed up the software. The hardware doesn't seem to be the problem in my book.
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It's ALWAYS been the stock fw that wasn't any good. When I first got mine, I had this crazy idea of staying stock, but the original fw would always Force Close in the news page, and then the update resulted in the weather app Force Closing on me, so I moved onto custom fw and settled on TnT lite.
I might even go back to trying stock fw if TnT ever get their act together...
Now, I understand from the 3316(IIRC) thread that flash is still not included, but their website is still claiming that flash support would be released yesterday. (Odd day, Sunday, to release a fw update...)

[Q] I can't take it anymore...Should I?

Alright...I have been waiting and waiting for a good android tablet...and right now...the Xoom is the best thing out... I know we have a few more options coming down the road...but it is just bugging the hell out of me that I don't have one yet. I just want to know from those that have a Xoom...was it worth it? Do you plan on selling it, returning it, or trading it in for another HC Tablet like the new Galaxy Tabs(sexy),G Slate...HTC whatever....or any others coming down the pipeline? Are the bugs too much to deal with....is the SD card slot not working...that irritating ...does no USB hosting make you want to throw it out the window...Do you get way too many FC's....are you really sick and tired of being shown Mobile Versions of web sites???? I guess my real question is....Are you happy?

Oh...I plan on surfing the web, watching some movies on an upcoming flight, playing some games, checking emails...ummm...facebook...twitter....normal stuff....if that helps at all

It's been one week now and l'm happy with it so far.

mh333 said:
It's been one week now and l'm happy with it so far.
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Anything that just totally pisses you off sometimes?

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Are the bugs too much to deal with....
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It's pushing it.
is the SD card slot not working...that irritating ...
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It's irritating that what I paid for is not what I got.
does no USB hosting make you want to throw it out the window...
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Personally, no. But I could easily see how it could.
Do you get way too many FC's....
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YouTube and the Browser constantly FC. It's ****ing annoying.
are you really sick and tired of being shown Mobile Versions of web sites????
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The browser is nothing short of crap. And other browsers I've tried are even worse... usually in terms of a horrid UI.
I guess my real question is....Are you happy?
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The jury's still out. If I get to day 85 of my 90 day Costco return policy and nothing has changed, it's going back. If Motorola/Google can iron out all the bugs, and I see a steady stream of high quality tablet apps, then I'm keeping it.
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Anything that just totally pisses you off sometimes?
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It's totally impossible to watch a YouTube video while browsing. If you click on YouTube it takes me like 5+ random clicks on anything to hopefully open the YouTube app... and then I pray that it doesn't force close... and if it does open I have to pray it doesn't freeze midway.

I'm with MikeyMike01, but also include the cold ghosting. I posted a question if anyone else noticed it, but only received a single reply saying they didn't notice it. I find it hard to imagine only my unit has the issue though.
I've also had issues with it taking sometimes 20-30 seconds for the screen to turn on after hitting the unlock button on the back.
I initially really liked it, but am now considering getting an ipad2.
I'm contemplating whether the 15% restocking fee is worth it (I got mine at Amazon)
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Get it from costco (wifi version) they have a 90 days return policy, anything better comes out during the 3 months am taking it back.

techniq35 said:
I initially really liked it, but am now considering getting an ipad2.
I'm contemplating whether the 15% restocking fee is worth it (I got mine at Amazon)
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My exact thoughts... sans restocking fee, since I got it at Costco.

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Get it from costco (wifi version) they have a 90 days return policy, anything better comes out during the 3 months am taking it back.
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This man speaks the truth.
I am glad that costco gave me a 3 year warranty... however I'm sure I'll upgrade within the first year lol.
Anyways, I love this tablet, I'm very happy I got it, and like he said costco gives you 3 MONTHS to decide if you like it or not! That's ridiculous! They accept returns no questions asked . I've returned the xoom twice and I didn't get asked a single thing. (unlucky with dead pixels)
edit: and costco gives you a free gel case!

At first I was going to buy the galaxy tab 10.1 (original version), but when I did see wifi only Xoom in stock at B&H I couldn't resist and ordered it. I just couldn't wait any longer.
After 3 days with it, I can say I'm happy with it.
Yesterday I started having hangs on the stock browser, I could scroll and zoom, but I couldn't click on any links. Only restart helped. So I removed the apps I installed yesterday and it seems the problem went away. So it seems the browser problems are somehow related to some apps that cause problems.
I haven't had any other problems.

bought it at Costco as well. Actually I'm replying this message on it.
I don't have any major issue with it and I love it! Don't care much about the motor gel case though.

damn thanks guys. Real honest answers....I couldn't wait...well I could but I got really aggravated at the end of the day from general life BS...so I ran out and picked one up to make up for it....Plus youngotta see for yourself. Any ways right? I had a boat load of Best buy reward zone certificates so I picked one up there...I figure I will play with it for a week and return it if I dont like it... but I feel like if I have any issues it will be more with honeycomb than the Xoom...and hopefully Google and Motorola will address them in the future. So far I'm liking it....I'm on it now.....here's hoping for a good experience or decent experience

my biggest complain so far is the screen. It just so washed out compare to my ipad. Heck, my Gtablet screen actually looks better (at the right angle of course). I love honeycomb though. It's a bit confusing at first, but now I don't think I can enjoy using a tablet with a different OS.
I got mine at costco also, so I'm not too worried about new tablets coming out. right now I'm very interested with the transformer. especially with its IPS screen. I just hope that it's built well like the xoom.

New Update Today, Changed my Boot Animation

New update today. When it finished and it restarted, The boot animation is now diff. The clouds come up and the Thunderbolt Logo forms, but now it stays and doesn't unform itself. Looks a lot Nicer.
On top of that there is some new VZW Data Widget.

Welcome to the future.
We've been waiting for you.

BoulderGeek said:
Welcome to the future.
We've been waiting for you.
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lol...So is this because I got the update late? or because I'm not rooted?

My new boot screen is sick, it says something about das BAMF...oh wait...lol. You might like the custom ROM loading screens over Verizon's...
sent from my rooted Thunderbolt with das BAMF 3.0 rc4

Is it really necessary to mention your rooted in every stock thread? We get it guys, you're cool. Now stop posting useless spam.
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt

BBowermaster said:
Is it really necessary to mention your rooted in every stock thread? We get it guys, you're cool. Now stop posting useless spam.
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technically you didnt have to root do get the fancy bootscreen the OP is talking about in advance. The OTA leak for unrooted users was out over a week or so ago at least as well (longer if you count the MR2 leaks that were canned).

yareally said:
The OTA leak for unrooted users was out over a week or so ago at least as well .
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This is the situation to which I was referring. "Oh wow, my bootscreen changed" is so July 9th.
I don't mean to be snide. It's just mildly entertaining.
ANd WTF is with these political sponsorship ads getting invasive all over this site? The Republicans had no problem writing blank checks and deficit spending for ten years. Why get their panties all in a twist now, just because we have a brown President? I say, keep tech sites tech.

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This is the situation to which I was referring. "Oh wow, my bootscreen changed" is so July 9th.
I don't mean to be snide. It's just mildly entertaining.
ANd WTF is with these political sponsorship ads getting invasive all over this site? The Republicans had no problem writing blank checks and deficit spending for ten years. Why get their panties all in a twist now, just because we have a brown President? I say, keep tech sites tech.
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What ads? I dont see them
(I have the adservers added in my hosts file, it's far easier than complaining). I would normally show the ads for sites I support, but when they get to be too much, I can't deal with it. I had to sadly do same thing when Stack Overflow a while ago when they wouldn't do anything about the obviously targeted and over saturated Microsoft ads they had everywhere. It was so bad you could search for "gnu linux opensource" and it would still bomb you with microsoft bs.
Sometime after November 2012, I'll unblock them again . I would post the adserver names, but the powers that be might not like that. However, it's not hard to right click -> view source and find things.
I don't think xda controls their own adservers and thus, does not control the ad content (google/doubleclick ads and maybe some other, cant remember). That's slightly different than stack overflow, where they did control it, so one could say xda is slightly less at fault.

My girlfriends TB is non rooted. Still no update for her phone. Software update doesn't seem to do anything. Hoping she gets it soon as she is always complaining about her "piece of crap" phone.
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broons said:
My girlfriends TB is non rooted. Still no update for her phone. Software update doesn't seem to do anything. Hoping she gets it soon as she is always complaining about her "piece of crap" phone.
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It's a gradual rollout, not everyone gets it at the same time. And if she thinks the Tbolt is a POS, maybe she should exchange it for an iphone or blackberry. Or you could root it for her and slap a custom rom & kernel on it, and you wouldn't hear her ***** & moan about it anymore
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It's a gradual rollout, not everyone gets it at the same time. And if she thinks the Tbolt is a POS, maybe she should exchange it for an iphone or blackberry. Or you could root it for her and slap a custom rom & kernel on it, and you wouldn't hear her ***** & moan about it anymore
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Or you could quit waiting on verizon and just put the signed OTA from verizon on yourself. It would take like a few minutes of finding the post in the developers forum and then a few more to flash it in the bootloader.
Being on xda and waiting for an ota from verizon when the same signed ota that would work for non rooted phones is on here = sad panda
there's no way a hour's worth of reading (if you really cant figure it out) is worse than hearing her complain

I offered to root it for her, but she didn't want me to. To each their own lol. Well, tbh, the 5-6 reboots per day, plus the extreme lagginess at times just really make her mad seeing as how she paid $250 for it and its her first android phone. I can understand her anger at it, especially since whenever we talk to Verizon they just throw up their hands and say they can't do anything about, thanks for your 250 bucks.
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broons said:
I offered to root it for her, but she didn't want me to. To each their own lol. Well, tbh, the 5-6 reboots per day, plus the extreme lagginess at times just really make her mad seeing as how she paid $250 for it and its her first android phone. I can understand her anger at it, especially since whenever we talk to Verizon they just throw up their hands and say they can't do anything about, thanks for your 250 bucks.
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I dont think you understood what I meant. You dont have to root her phone to give her the latest OTA update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160286&highlight=ruu
The full RUU for upcoming Thunderbolt OTA update has been released thanks to Jcase/TeamAndIRC and Android Police. This is a Froyo release, hopefully the last one. This is for non-rooted users and will wipe all of your data. It is highly recommended that you do not flash over a rooted phone. Hold out for Jcase to release the rooted version soon. I have it available to download off my http server below and you can see the original sources below. Didn't see anyone start a thread for this yet.
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Just make sure to back up whatever you can first if you do decide to do it.

BBowermaster said:
Is it really necessary to mention your rooted in every stock thread? We get it guys, you're cool. Now stop posting useless spam.
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I just wanted to say I am rooted!

yareally said:
technically you didnt have to root do get the fancy bootscreen the OP is talking about in advance. The OTA leak for unrooted users was out over a week or so ago at least as well (longer if you count the MR2 leaks that were canned).
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I was referring to admiralspark's comment about his DAS BAMF bootscreen. The quote function didn't work on my phone's forum app.